Forests News
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Video: Uniting climate change adaptation and mitigation in the Congo Basin
Could a green belt around the village of Lukolela in the DRC help the local community adapt to climate change,…
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Can REDD+ protect the trees that nourish nut harvesters in Peru’s Amazon rainforest?
PUERTO MALDONADO, Peru (1 October, 2012) _ Families in Peru have for decades carved out a living harvesting the nutrient…
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Chance encounter with reclusive golden cat renews calls for Ugandan park protection
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 September 2012)_A rare sighting of a mysterious African feline highlights the need to protect one of the…
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Follow the rain: tree biodiversity greatest in areas of high rainfall
BOGOR, Indonesia (26 September, 2012)_Policymakers seeking to conserve forests in southern India should focus on those that receive the highest…
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What open access science research could mean for the developing world
BOGOR, Indonesia (24 September, 2012)_The British government recently unveiled plans to make all publicly funded scientific research available to anyone…
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Can ecotourism offer funding solutions for Vietnam’s national parks?
JEJU, South Korea (24 September, 2012)_Maintaining fragile ecosystems while addressing the development needs of a growing population are often seen…
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Locals need land titles before development funds can ease rural poverty in Vietnam
SEOUL, South Korea (September 20, 2012) __A United Nations scheme aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions through forest protection could…
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Institutions with clear focus more likely to achieve conservation goals
SEOUL, South Korea (September 18, 2012) _Institutions that focus on fewer activities strictly targeting conservation or development are more likely…
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East Kalimantan to trial new REDD+ safeguards system
BOGOR, Indonesia (14 September 2012)_ The Indonesian government plans to conduct a trial of a new system that will provide…
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Going once, going twice….. The great green land grab
For further reading of “green grabbing” please refer to the following link: http://www.tni.org/interview/green-grabbing
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Açaí: could the wonder fruit also be wonderful for forests?
SEOUL, South Korea (12 September, 2012)_The increased cultivation of açaí — the purple fruit that dangles from palms in the…
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Populations pressure Vietnam’s protected parks
JEJU, South Korea (11 September, 2012)_Growing populations in the Lower Mekong region of Vietnam could undermine sustainable conservation efforts unless…
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Are conservation projects succeeding in the Lower Mekong Basin?
JEJU, South Korea (10 September, 2012)_ For thousands of years, the people living on the banks of the Mekong river…
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Just add trees: How greening concrete jungles will help us adapt to a warming world
JEJU, South Korea (10 September, 2012)_People crowd together under umbrellas at Ogbette market in the Nigerian city of Enugu in…
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Cattle ranching and law enforcement key areas of action to slow Bolivia’s deforestation rate
BOGOR, Indonesia (3 September, 2012)_Policy makers seeking to slow the pace of deforestation in lowland Bolivia need to prioritise two…
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